{"id":4059,"date":"2017-05-29T11:25:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T18:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/?p=4059"},"modified":"2019-04-26T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T15:31:27","slug":"may-29-june-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/may-29-june-4\/","title":{"rendered":"May 29 – June 4 (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK<\/h3>\n

I love this pic taken by Officer Mark!  It shows a few of the Soakys in my collection sitting under the ominous LED lighting I recently installed!<\/p>\n

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In our study of great “story” songs, here’s a great one by Boomer Castleman called “Judy Mae.”<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/wallysweek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/judy_mae.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Monday the 29th \u2013 MEMORIAL DAY!  – <\/span> For the first time in a long time I was feeling pretty good.  The sinus surgery was a little more than a week old, and I could tell I was on the mend.  I did a little work and then went over to my pal Paul Dini\u2019s for a Memorial Day barbecue.  I drove the Torino over and I had a great time showing it off.  Paul\u2019s wife Misty and I got to catch up on things, as did my old friend Mark Evanier and I.  It was a great time with good people.  On the way home I picked up my dry cleaning, gassed up the Torino, and then went home to feed the pets.  I napped on the couch a little bit, since sleep is going to help me heal faster than anything else, and then I got up later to do my nightly auditions.  I typed out Wally\u2019s  Week, fed and walked Roxy on our late night stroll through the neighborhood, went back inside to make some soup and a sandwich, and watched another episode of \u201cBarnaby Jones\u201d before bed.  I hope your Memorial Day was a reflecting and poignant one.<\/p>\n

Tuesday the 30th \u2013 TRAVELIN\u2019 TUESDAY! \u2013<\/span> I picked up my assistant Sara and headed to Michaels Crafts to get a new piece framed.  But one of the photos had to be cut to size and they\u2019re not allowed to do that. So I\u2019m going to take it home and do it there with an Exacto knife and a metal straight edge.  I went to the bank to send an International Wire Transfer to a friend in Canada. I stopped by the local lighting store to see if they had a roll of the \u201cSuper Night\u201d LED lighting strips, but no go.  In fact, they didn\u2019t really seem to care if they sold me anything or not. It was very weird.  What a wasted trip all the way over there.  I got a few groceries, stopped by the post office to mail off some bills, and then dropped Sara back at her house so she could go to her night job at the restaurant.  People were acting VERY stupidly; pulling right in front of me like I wasn\u2019t there, ambling out in front of me, driving their bicycles irresponsibly, etc.  What\u2019s going on?  I got home and fed the pets, cut my photo to size, and then headed back to Michaels to put in my framing order. Then I went over to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription.  I told my ENT surgeon that I was still having inflammation issues and I was still needing to take Sudafed to keep my sinuses clear.  So she prescribed me a liquid steroid that I could put in my sinus rinses. I hope it works, because I\u2019d love nothing more than to stop using Sudafed or Mucinex to keep my passages clear.  I got home and napped through the evening.  I got up later to do my nightly auditions, fed and walked Roxy, had a bite to eat, and then headed to bed.  I needed to be up early for a session at Mattel in El Segundo.<\/p>\n

Wednesday the 31st \u2013 MATTEL IT LIKE IT IS! \u2013<\/span> At 9:15 sharp I sprang from bed and started getting ready to head out for the day. From my house it takes a full hour in morning traffic to get to Mattel\u2019s recording facility in El Segundo.  I was on the road by 10 and made my 11:00 session right on time.  I really can\u2019t say what I recorded, but I got to voice three upcoming toys in their retro line, to be released in 2019, featuring a very beloved children\u2019s character.  More later on that!  I headed over to Campos, my favorite Mexican restaurant, and had a delicious lunch.  I got home to do some work, and then I headed over to an anime session for Studiopolis.  It was a relatively short session, thankfully, because even though my surgery was over a week ago, I was still regaining my strength and endurance.  I got back home around 5 and fed the pets.  I relaxed a bit and noticed that I was feeling pretty good. Could it be those little vials of liquid steroid in my sinus rinses were actually working?  I hope so!  I haven\u2019t taken a Sudafed since Monday night and I\u2019m not stuffed.   I was getting hungry so I ordered a Domino\u2019s pizza, and after a leisurely dinner I got showered and headed to bed. I ended up getting some really great sleep!  When I got up later I did my nightly auditions, fed and walked Roxy, did some work on the computer, made a pot pie and watched \u201cBarnaby Jones.\u201d  Tomorrow would be my first LONG session since my surgery (about 3 hours\u2019 worth) so I hope it all goes well.<\/p>\n

Thursday the 1st \u2013 THE TRUE TEST! \u2013<\/span> The day began with a phone conversation with my buddy Mike in Chicago about a product I designed for the holidays. He put me in touch with his head buyer and we chatted for a bit. I showed him my concept sketches and video and he loved the idea.  Fingers crossed that this will make it to manufacture and be on the shelves by this Halloween!  I hopped in the Mustang and headed to Bang Zoom studios to do 3 hours of voice work on the super secret project I\u2019ve been involved with for the past two years.  We worked for 3 hours and I was able to maintain my stamina pretty well.  I truly think I\u2019m almost back to my old self again.  I went home to feed the pets and walk Roxy.  I did a little work on the computer and then napped on the couch with an ice pack on my face.  Later I got up to do my nightly auditions and feed and walk Roxy.  I drove over to Denny\u2019s to get some food to go, and then came home to eat it while watching another episode of \u201cBarnaby Jones.\u201d  I\u2019ve often said that \u201cBarnaby Jones\u201d is one of the few shows in which I\u2019ve never seen a bad episode.  Sadly, that statement ended tonight.  It was one of those types of TV episodes that seemed like a pitch for a spin-off series.  The backstory of the two characters was very carefully explained in the exposition, and there were a lot of \u201cbeauty\u201d shots of the two characters together.  The problem was, they had absolutely no chemistry together, and their acting was pretty bad.  One guy was OK, but the other had absolutely no charisma, especially that which was needed to carry a series. It was very difficult to watch.<\/p>\n

Friday the 2nd \u2013 DOWN TO THE WIRE\u2026TRANSFER! – <\/span> Never EVER send a wire transfer.  Use Paypal.  Even though Paypal milks you for every possible fee (in addition to charging a fee to the recipient of the money you\u2019re sending; they get you coming and going) the wire transfer system is completely antiquated.  The International Wire Transfer I sent last Tuesday STILL had not met its intended recipient.  To make matters worse my bank, who sent the transfer, put a strange number on the form and I can\u2019t reach anybody. I had to call another branch to get the number of this branch.  I finally got in touch with somebody and they were utterly clueless.  Meanwhile, my money\u2019s floating around out there somewhere.  You\u2019d think that the bank would update their system a little bit, considering companies like Paypal exist and are their competition.  Sara came over to stay with the maids, who would be coming over to clean Planet Wallywood while I was at a session.  I drove Roxy over to the mobile \u201cnon-anesthesia\u201d teeth cleaners to get a cleaning. I came back home to drop Roxy off, the maids had just shown up, and I immediately headed out to do another 3 hour super secret session at Bang Zoom.  I was only 40 minutes into the session and Sara texted me that the power had gone out.  The maids may have triggered it with something they plugged in, but since I wasn\u2019t there I couldn\u2019t deal with it.  My breaker panel was fine, so I was really perplexed.  I had to continue doing the session, with small breaks to phone my neighbor Bob to see if he could go assist.  Luckily he was able to find the problem (which existed with an exterior panel) and the power went back on.  But the maids had already left so no vacuuming had been done.  I called their office and arrange for them to return on Saturday just to finish the vacuuming.  Oddly enough, as soon as this happened, one of the lines I had to read in the Voice Over session was about losing power.  Fate was pointing and laughing at me again, it seemed.  After the session I got home and Sara was still there. My pal Brittney Powell came over so we could go to dinner, so all three of us went to Ernie\u2019s Taco House for a yummy dinner.  It was fun getting caught up with Brittney as I hadn\u2019t seen her in quite a while.  She was busy traveling, and I was busy having my sinuses rooted around in.  I got back home and grabbed a nap.  I got up later to feed and walk Roxy.  I did manage to find some Super Night LED lighting strips on Amazon, so I spent a few hours putting those up in my little \u201cbreakfast nook\u201d area in my kitchen.  They line the top of the walls all around my display of Soaky bubble bath containers, and it looks pretty darn cool!  Even though time was passing quickly, I promised myself I\u2019d make a Chef Boy Ardee pizza-in-a-box.  It was delicious while I watched \u201cBarnaby Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday the 3rd \u2013 SAT-TIRED-DAY! \u2013<\/span> Because of all the Friday night activity I didn\u2019t end up getting to bed until around 10 Saturday morning.  But I had to be up around noon to meet with my maids to get the vacuuming done. While I waited for them I chatted with my friend Chris Ameruoso on the phone for a while. It was good catching up with him.  The maids arrived, vacuumed the place, and then took off.  It was late in the afternoon, so I laid down on the couch with an ice pack on my face. Then Sara came over to arrange everything for movie night, so I got up and around.  We watched \u201cDr. Strangelove\u201d on Blu Ray, and Peter Sellers\u2019 performances captivated us all (he playeds THREE roles in the film!).  When everyone left I napped on the couch for a few hours, and then got up to feed and walk Roxy. But I was EXHAUSTED!  So after our walk I came back in and laid back down to nap a while longer.  I was considering foregoing my usual Saturday night routine and just going to bed and calling it a day.  But after another few hours of sleep I got my second wind and made my traditional Saturday Night Super Salad and went to bed to watch an episode of \u201cHee Haw\u201d before I went to sleep.  Since my sleep schedule had been so spotty on Saturday, I was really beat!<\/p>\n

Sunday the 4th \u2013 WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES! \u2013<\/span> At 4:30 my eyes snapped open and I hit the ground running.  I got ready for evening church and walked over for the service. It was an absolutely gorgeous day!  After the service, Roxy and I walked my \u201cadopted grandma\u201d Shirley over to my house so we could drive to dinner at Jerry\u2019s Famous Deli.  Hard to believe a week ago I was sitting at dinner with Sara and Shirley, hardly saying a word, being miserable in my pain and discomfort.  But tonight I felt really great and was very talkative and engaged!  Those little vials of steroid in my sinus rinse had worked miracles!  I think it\u2019s called Budesodine, and is mostly used in asthma cases.  I dropped Shirley at home and then came home to nap on the couch for a bit.  Later I got up to do my auditions, but the internet wasn\u2019t letting me upload them to my agents\u2019 e-mails.  I think my internet provider was doing some work, and while I still had an internet connection, it wasn\u2019t allowing me to upload or download anything.  So I fed and walked Roxy and did some work elsewhere in the house.  And then, as if by magic, at 5am it clicked in and I was able to upload all my auditions.  I made pizza rolls and watched the first part of a \u201cBarnaby Jones\u201d 2 parter!<\/p>\n

And how was YOUR week??!!<\/p>\n

PIX FROM THE WEEK<\/p>\n

Here are a few shots my pal Officer Mark took around Planet Wallywood last Saturday night during movie night with his new lens. Pretty great shots! Thanks Mark!<\/p>\n

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This is the line that came up in my script shortly after my assistant Sara called to tell me the power was out at my house. Fate! Stop laughing at me!!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wallysweek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallyontheweb.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}